RETRIEVING AUSTRALIA FORUM

Hi everyone the draw is complete. We had about 70 for dinner. The facilities at Lake Red brook are fantastic and we look forward to a great day tomorrow. Goup 1 dogs 1-20 will go to Elio group 2 dogs 21-42 are with Georgina

morning today of the Qld Ch. Weather 14-26 degrees it is overcast and a chance of showers. Those from south of the border are in shorts while the local have on the long pants....

There is a light breeze and run 1 started at 9.30 am

The run is a triple mark pick up is reverse order see them 1-3 pick up 3-1.
First two dogs have had no birds to to help settle the nerves!!

We have seen run 2 which is starting at the same time at dog 21.

Run 2 is a double rise across a deep gully. There is a two bird that lands out of sight and is fired on return with the first leg of the double rise

Run 1 update

We are up to dog 14 in group one.

The following dogs have bombed out

1. G Meeve
9 A Donovan
10 A Bartram
11 T Davis
12 Di McCann

Rumour has it they have lost the following at run 2

24. R Tawton with Denzel
29 Marg Sullivan

32 K Webster is out but has lodged a protest. Not sure of the outcome.

Protest upheld and Kerry got a rerun

End of day update after two runs
Out.
4. M Mason run 1
14. B Pritchard run 1
19. L Osullivan run run 1
22. K Webster run 1
25 J Lynch Storm run1
29 Marg Sullivan run 2
32 K Webster run 1
36 R Whitechurch run1
40 J Vella run 1
41 Eaton-Wells run 1
42 Walsh run 1

Please note the run 1 was Elio and run 2 Georgina. So some dogs competed run 2 and then went out on run 1.

So we think it's 23 to start tomorrow. The scores will be posted later today.

Scores after run 2 please note the first number is the dogs number then runs 1 and 2.
Looks like defending champion Karl and Red along with Russel whitechurch and chief leading the way.

Enjoy the reporting and photos!!!! Thanks Gareth.

We cannot read the dogs names so asked a couple who have rung through tonight. Hope it is of some help. Sorry for any errors.

I can add:

Dog 2 108 Malcolm Tyrie

Dog 3 86 Bob B

Dog 5 95 Queensland GSP

Dog 6 108 Davis M

Dog 7 101 G Allen

Dog 8 100 Eva Tawton

Dog 13 110 Texie Tawton

Dog 15 96 John Stott

Dog 16 115 Karl Britton

Dog 17 96 Russell Thomas

Dog 18 87 Hailey Tawton

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Group 2.

23 104 John Lawton

Dog 26 90 Heather Ellis

27 101 Towning

28 106 Lyn Wise

30 96 Aussie Bob Tawton

31 102 Greg Playdon

33 115 Chief Russell Whitechurch

34 77 Trevor Lodder

35 98 A Turner

37 102 Jack Lynch Tsu

38 109 Arrow Russel Whiterchurch

39 81 Ron Jackson

Thanks to Gareth for the great coverage I will post complete results tomorrow night after the event ,sorry I don't do field reports .
The weather is hot approx 23-24 degrees intermittent wind & cloud dogs not overly stressed with the heat but feeling it ,tomorrows runs involve water in most of them I believe.

In my own defence dog 5 Wendy Michalk Flatecoat QLD 95

& Ron Jackson 81

cheers
Wendy

Hi All

Run 3 is being judged by Georgina

Leave dog in hide behind the dam wall. Shoot blind reload call dog. Walk toward firing point and a walk up hair right on the other side of the dam. Reload and a mark is thrown diagonally opposite on the far side of the dam. Walk up about 50 meters mark about 100m. There is a blind which you pick up first also diagonally across dam but right of the mark. There is a poison rabbit for the dogs that run the bank around the corner of the dam.
The run is taking some time with three swims but most dogs are getting thru.
We have lost Lyne wise and Anthony Turner. There is only about 3 dogs to go.

Run 4 is complete. I don't think they lost any dogs.

Go to hide and shoot diversion Mark . leave dog and walk down the hill to firing point. Shoot blind call dog and shoot right Mark. Pick up blind which is between the two marks. The line is down hill to a junction of gullies where the dog can hook left or right to marks. Line is straight up the other side. Then pick up right Mark. The diversion did not come any to play for most dogs and most did a good job.

Thanks heaps for the pics/drawings, Gareth.

Well it's 6.30pm and we are back at Lake Redbrook. a long day with a fair bit of water. Judges used the full day and finished just in time.

run 5 with Elio was a double blind and Mark. the photo doesn't do it justice as it was tight between all birds and the blinds were on mounds beyond the water. We lost Bob Tawton and Oz and well as Paul Towning and Rocky. Overall the dogs were very good on this run.

run 6 Georgina

I don't think we lost any dogs.
Was a double fall with a diversion off to the right out of the picture. It didn't really have any bearing on the run and given the time was probably best left not picked up.

The later dogs had difficult but achievable marking conditions.

Stay posted who know who won your guess is as good as mine as a bunch of dogs had a good day.

Thanks again for the great coverage Gareth, it's just like being there.
What was the pick up order for run 5?

Cheers

Clinton